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Soviet combat tactics in afghanistan translated and edited by lester w. The bear went over the mountain is a collection of vignettes written by soviet junior officers describing their experiences fighting the mujahideen guerrillas. Fmso books foreign military studies office apan community. Consequently, in afghanistan the soviet army found its tactics inadequate to meet the challenges posed by the difficult terrain and the highly motivated mujakideen freedom fighters.
The bear went over the mountain, by william kotzwinkle the bear went over the mountain, a short story by alice munro. Glantz, former director, foreign military studies office, fort leavenworth, kansas. Soviet combat tactics in afghanistan, a translation of a study by the soviet frunze military academy was published in 1996. To capture the lessons their tactical leaders learned in afghanistan and to explain the change in tactics that followed, the frunze military academy compiled this. Mujahideen tactics in the soviet afghan war, coauthored with ali jalali, was published in 1998. Its an account of 49 tactical engagements by soviet forces in afghanistan, as collected by the russian frunze military academy, and then translated and commentary added by dr. Soviet combat tactics in afghanistan by grau, lester w. This public document was automatically mirrored from pdfy. One result was this book, which was produced by the frunze military academy, the premier training center in russia, to capture the lessons learned from the soviet. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The book provides a revealing portrait of war in general, tactics in particular, and, coincidentally, the soldiers human condition. Soviet combat tactics in afghanistan 10th anniversary edition, it is easy to draw parallels and between the soviet experience and the more recent experience of the american and british forces who are operating in the same areas. The bear went over the mountain is a valuable learning tool, especially for leaders at the.
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